Green County Barn Quilts - Turkey Tracks Traditional Cache

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Wis Kid: As there has been no owner action in the last 30 days, I am regrettably forced to archive this listing.

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Hidden : 7/7/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: not chosen (not chosen)

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The Green County Barn Quilts project started in 2008, and by the end of 2010 the 100th barn quilt was installed. Barn quilts are painted wooden squares (designed like one block of a real quilt pattern), generally 8 x 8 feet in size. Some are located on "working" barns, and others are displayed on "retired" barns. It's not as challenging as geocaching, but hunting for the barn quilt locations is a true adventure in experiencing the roads less traveled of the Green County countryside.

Craig and Sharon Ackerman purchased this farm in 1988 - the year of one of the worst local droughts. Local Argyle builder Clarence Watkins built this barn in 1947 after an electrical fire destroyed the previous barn. The springhouse (milk house) is a miniature duplication of the barn. The barn was used as a milking barn until 1998 when the dairy cows were replaced by beef cattle. Today the barn is used only for hay storage. The Ackerman's selected the pattern "Turkey Tracks" in honor of the wild turkeys that are seen often in flocks on the surrounding farm fields.

Visit this quilt's web page at Green County Barns Quilts.

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